diff --git a/lib/enum_state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb b/lib/enum_state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb
index 9988ae4..101c550 100644
--- a/lib/enum_state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb
+++ b/lib/enum_state_machine/integrations/active_model.rb
@@ -396,6 +396,11 @@ def errors_for(object)
       def reset(object)
         object.errors.clear if supports_validations?
       end
+
+      # Runs state events around the object's validation process
+      def around_validation(object)
+        object.class.state_machines.transitions(object, action, :after => false).perform { yield }
+      end
       
       protected
         # Whether observers are supported in the integration.  Only true if
@@ -509,11 +514,6 @@ def define_validation_hook
           owner_class.set_callback(:validation, :around, self, :prepend => true)
         end
         
-        # Runs state events around the object's validation process
-        def around_validation(object)
-          object.class.state_machines.transitions(object, action, :after => false).perform { yield }
-        end
-        
         # Creates a new callback in the callback chain, always inserting it
         # before the default Observer callbacks that were created after
         # initialization.